CAR and DRIVER's 2017 10 Best

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2017 10Best Cars
"With the evaluation over, the votes tallied, and the staff exhausted, these 10 models emerge victorious.
Welcome to our 2017 10Best Cars. Each year for more than three decades, we’ve put dozens of new cars through thousands of miles of cumulative evaluation to determine our annual list of the very best automobiles for sale in America. The rules for consideration are simple: Entrants must cost less than $80,000 (anything pricier should be excellent by default), and they must be either a returning winner or all-new or significantly revised. Winning isn’t easy, however—in order to take home a trophy, a vehicle must offer good value, excel at its given mission, and, critically, deliver a pleasurable driving experience. These 10 cars deliver all of those qualities in spades. While none of them are perfect, they come closer to that ideal than anything else you can buy new."
THE WINNERS:

[DannyJr]

Three Chevrolets? Last I checked, their cars have mediocre ratings from Consumer Reports and many complaints from owners. I wonder if they're a major advertiser for Car and Driver magazine...

[vinj]

Three Chevrolets? Last I checked, their cars have mediocre ratings from Consumer Reports and many complaints from owners. I wonder if they're a major advertiser for Car and Driver magazine...

I think they consider the drive experience aspect more than the ownership aspect.

The Accord has been on that list since time immemorial.

[Egan101]

I think they consider the drive experience aspect more than the ownership aspect.

The Accord has been on that list since time immemorial.

The Accord and Golf are the perennial entries to this exclusive list. The practical yet sporty cars that answer most of the needs of the common driver and the enthusiast.

[vinj]

The Accord and Golf are the perennial entries to this exclusive list. The practical yet sporty cars that answer most of the needs of the common driver and the enthusiast.

Back when i used to read C&D regularly, the 10 best winners were the Accord, B13 Sentra SE-R and A32 Maxima SE.

On a side note, Brock Yates passed on fairly recently.